BISAC Subject Headings List
Family & Relationships
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Use subjects in this section for works written to help people deal with issues involving child-rearing or relationships. For scholarly works, serious lay studies, or works aimed at psychology professionals, use subjects in the PSYCHOLOGY For works written from a sociological viewpoint, use subjects in the SOCIAL SCIENCE section.
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FAM000000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General |
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FAM001000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / General |
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FAM001010 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse |
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FAM001030 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse |
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FAM001020 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Elder Abuse |
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FAM002000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Activities |
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FAM004000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering |
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FAM006000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Alternative Family |
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FAM007000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Anger (see also SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Anger Management) |
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FAM047000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD) |
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FAM048000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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FAM008000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Baby Names |
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FAM050000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Babysitting, Day Care & Child Care |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Bereavement see Death, Grief, Bereavement |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Breastfeeding see HEALTH & FITNESS / Breastfeeding |
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FAM049000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Bullying |
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FAM012000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Children with Special Needs |
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FAM013000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Conflict Resolution |
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FAM051000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Dating |
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FAM014000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement |
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FAM015000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Divorce & Separation |
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FAM052000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Dysfunctional Families |
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FAM016000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education |
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FAM017000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare |
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FAM053000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Extended Family |
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FAM058000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Family History & Genealogy (see also REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry) |
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FAM021000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Grief see Death, Grief, Bereavement |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Humorous see HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family or HUMOR / Topic / Men, Women & Relationships |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Infertility see HEALTH & FITNESS / Fertility & Infertility |
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FAM028000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Learning Disabilities |
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FAM056000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / LGBTQ+ |
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FAM046000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General |
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FAM003000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Adolescence |
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FAM025000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers |
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FAM005000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Later Years |
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FAM054000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Mid-Life |
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FAM039000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / School Age |
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FAM043000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Teenagers |
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FAM029000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance |
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FAM030000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships |
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FAM055000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Military Families |
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FAM059000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Miscarriage & Baby Loss * |
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FAM057000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Multiracial Families |
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FAM034000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General |
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FAM034020 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Co-Parenting |
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FAM020000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood |
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FAM022000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Grandparenting |
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FAM032000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood |
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FAM033000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Parent & Adult Child |
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FAM034010 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Single Parent |
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FAM042000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Stepparenting |
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FAM035000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Peer Pressure |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Pregnancy & Childbirth see HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth |
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FAM037000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Prejudice |
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FAM038000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Reference |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Romance see Love & Romance |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Sexuality see HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality or RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies or SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction |
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FAM041000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Siblings |
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FAM044000 |
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Toilet Training |
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